Interim Supt. Erin Obey confirmed Monday night that police reported the threats to school officials, but she said the student hasn't been suspended.

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"Because the event happened over the weekend and the student is not in school, the Pembroke police are investigating the incident," she said. "There has been no disciplinary process at the school level at this time."

But she said that "consistent with our policy," the student isn't attending school and has been referred to a mental health professional for a "risk assessment."

Pembroke police couldn't be immediately reached for comment or details of the incident.

Obey declined to provide details of the nature of the threats the student made. She declined to say whether the student is male or female. "Because our middle school is so small," she said the student could be identified from absentee lists.

Obey said the school is working closely with police "and the families directly involved."

"Since the safety and security of all students and staff is always our paramount responsibility, these threats are being handled with the utmost seriousness," she said.

This is the first such incident at a South Shore school since May 13, when a Marshfield High student found a threatening note on a bathroom stall wall. The note threatened that the school would be blown up.

Principal Robert Keuther sent an alert notice to parents, and police posted extra officers outside the school the next day. But Keuther said a State Police bomb squad found no evidence of a credible threat.

The Marshfield note was discovered two days before the last regular day of classes before seniors began their final exams.